The sauce on these slow cooker Delta shrimp is absolutely incredible. It’s another example of how simple Cajun-inspired ingredients can produce a fantastic dish. Although I used large Louisiana shrimp, you can easily substitute sliced Andouille sausage or chopped chicken pieces.
Canned Tomatoes Work In A Pinch
The original recipe for slow cooker Delta shrimp called for fresh, diced tomatoes, which are definitely not in season here right now. So I substituted the next-best-thing: canned fire-roasted diced tomatoes. They add much more flavor to the sauce than just ‘regular ole’ tomatoes. I recommend substituting fire-roasted tomatoes into any dish that calls for tomatoes if you can’t find fresh.
Also try my slow cooker Delta sausage.
Slow Cooker Delta Shrimp
The sauce on these slow cooker Delta shrimp is absolutely incredible. It’s another example of how simple Cajun-inspired ingredients can produce a fantastic dish.
Servings 4 servings
Calories 519kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 sweet onions chopped
- 1 cup celery chopped
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup water
- 1 14 1/2 counce diced tomatoes fire-roasted
- 1 green bell chopped
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 pound shrimp medium-sized, peeled, deveined
- rice cooked, for serving
Instructions
- Melt butter in a large saute pan over medium-high heat.
- Add the onion and celery and cook until starting to soften.
- Stir in the flour and allow to thicken.
- Slowly add the water and stir.
- Pour mixture into a slow cooker set to low.
- Add the remaining ingredients except for the shrimp.
- Stir and cook for 3 1/2 hours. If the sauce gets too thick add a bit more water and stir.
- Add the shrimp and cook 30 more minutes.
- Serve over hot cooked rice.
Notes
Use spicy Rotel instead of the tomatoes for a nice kicked-up version.
Nutrition
Calories: 519kcal | Carbohydrates: 83g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 301mg | Sodium: 3844mg | Potassium: 3481mg | Fiber: 20g | Sugar: 49g | Vitamin A: 3449IU | Vitamin C: 185mg | Calcium: 722mg | Iron: 19mg
Nutritional values are approximate.
